1.0Father Steven Bighamhttps://stephanebigham.com/enPère Stéphane Bighamhttps://stephanebigham.com/en/author/admin/Death in Orthodox Iconography - Père Stéphane Bighamrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="hIWs1q6KYW"><a href="https://stephanebigham.com/en/death-in-orthodox-iconography/">Death in Orthodox Iconography</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://stephanebigham.com/en/death-in-orthodox-iconography/embed/#?secret=hIWs1q6KYW" width="600" height="338" title="“Death in Orthodox Iconography” — Père Stéphane Bigham" data-secret="hIWs1q6KYW" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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</script>https://stephanebigham.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Death-in-Orthodox-Iconography.jpg17002537How is death, dying people and the dead shown in Orthodox icons? Icons show people and events, not in the light of this world, but in the Light of the Kingdom of God. The phenomenon of human death takes on a different look when seen in the eschatological Light of the Heavenly Jerusalem.